great variety of diving with 20 sites
all around its shores as well as a
couple of nearby sites on other
islands. It is for all ranges of diver
with most sites offering easy step
diving starting deep and having
interesting terrain all the way up to
the shallows.

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here are nice, current-fed
points with batfish, barracuda
and surgeonfish schools. Large and
small sea turtles are also seen. It
was once a place to see scalloped
hammerheads but they were fished
out a couple of decades ago and
have not returned... a sad reminder
of the need to sustain the ocean’s
resources. But, there are some
absolutely stunning soft coral

displays along the walls a well as

large gorgonian sea fans that have

both H. deniseand H. bargibanti

pygmy seahorses and very large

Muricella sp. sea fans.

The macro is surprisingly good for

white sand outer reef slopes. The

reefs and sandy plains hold frogfish,

harlequin ghost pipefish, sea moths,

a very nice variety of nudibranchs

and orangutan crabs and soft coral

shrimps. Some sites, like Lighthouse

1 & 2, are very good for wide angle,

video and macro and are good for

repetitive diving.

Some resorts also have spas and

offer a nice massage after a diving

day with shiatsu, Swedish or

harmony massages or a hand and

foot reflexology treatment. Great

way to end a dive day.

Anthias fish and corals

Bubble coral shrimp